The Ukulele Review

Corey Fujimoto

September 5, 2017

We have tons of videos with Corey. Well over 1,000 actually at our Vimeo Channel because he does so many sound samples. And you can see many of them at the various posts here. But we’ll feature a few together here.

This is a dry sound sample for a Ko’olau T100.

The recording is “dry” because that’s how we do our sound samples. I don’t compress or master or anything like that so the levels might be a little lower than your average music video but we do this to retain as much of the true and unique quality of sound that each instrument has. Enjoy and mahalo for watching. Ko’olau CS-

Andreas is visiting from Berlin Germany and when he stopped up at the store in Haleiwa he worked out this arrangement with Corey and then they came back to our workshop and recorded it. Andreas is playing an LFDM and Corey his Ko’olau.

This is 17″ tenor scale 6 string. Pitch like a guitar with a capo at the fifth fret. Sounds like an ukulele with guitar capabilities.

A few new Moore Bettah ukuleles (made by Chuck Moore on the Big Island) arrived so we decided to do something beyond the normal sound samples for them we will put up at our Vimeo channel. They sound and look so awesome! Corey and Kalei run our shop in Haleiwa while the rest of us work on ukes and helping customers for our online site http://theukulelesite.com. I can’t imagine better guys up at the shop to help and inspire.

Tabs and sheet music for this at the Sheet Music section here. Collings tuned up a step to the key of D.

ommy Emmanuel version of Somewhere over the Rainbow onthe Kanilea GL6, a guitalele or mini guitar tuned up to ukulele pitch. So A-D-G-C-E-A or like a capo on the 5th fret. We have done a few videos with the GL6 so check out our website for that and hundred of more demos and lessons.

This is played on a tenor size solid mahogany Pono with a high G koolau Mahana set.

I bought my Kala from you guys and I love it. I had the person doing the setup sign the back of it also. When we visited Hawaii last year we stopped in your store on Oahu. Cory was kind enough to play for us that day. He truly is awesome! I only wish I could have gotten the Pono electric that I saw hanging up with the wrong price on it, 178.00! They said who’s handwriting it was but I won’t mention him here. LOL. Much mahalo to you guys, I will buy another Uke some day and it will be from The Ukulele Site!!!

I listen to Corey’s recordings of ukuleles that I have no interest in, just to hear him play. One of my favorites is his comparison of five KoAloha (which I do have interest in) sopranos and concerts. Only a true artist could take a pop tune like “1, 2, 3, 4” and make it something beautiful.

Enjoy your music Corey and appreciate the availability of TABS for some of the pieces. Been working on “Do You” by Yiruma for months now. Probably more challenging than my current skill level, but is pushing me forward. I notice you have another both fingerstyle and strummed version of this piece on Vimeo. Has that been transcribed and available somewhere? Listen to your CD frequently to just chill out. Thanks.

Corey’s playing is so inspiring. I listened to so many of his videos on The Ukulele Site while trying to pick out a uke. Once I narrowed it down to my top three, I emailed The Ukulele Site to help me narrow it down the rest of the way. Imagine my delight when it was Corey that emailed back to answer my many questions! I couldn’t be happier with my choice. I even bought a second uke for the hubby!

Corey is the reason I started playing ukulele. I originally wanted to learn piano, but due to the amount of traveling I do it I would never be able to take one with my to play. I researched the smallest/ best sounding alternatives to a piano and eventually came across Corey’s covers of Bach and Yiruma. They’re phenomenal! Although I’m not nearly as good, I’ve been hooked his tutorials ever since. He’s a truly inspiring artist!